Garment supporter



- Oct- 26,1926. 1,604,717

A. PFLANTZER GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed March 19. 1924 Patented Get. 26, 1925.

. ABRAHAM ,PFLAN'IZER, .OF. NEW .YORK, 111 Y.

cran um SUPPORTER.

Application filed Marel i 12,1324. Seria1No. 7O0,218.

My invention relates to garment holders for general use. "It relates moreparticulaifly to such a garment'hol-der in which afabrio will be firmly and positivelyfheld. It further relates to such a garment holderin which the finest fabric will not be injured by its constant use.

I have shown my garment holder as clamping and holding"twoseparate' fabrics, as for example the top, of a 'stocking and a corset; though, of course, it may be used to clamp different portions ofthe same material, for example, as a sleeve holder 'to shorten the length of a sleeve.

My invention further relates to certain articles of manufacture, combinations, and details of construction to be more fully hereinafter described" and pointed out, in the claims.

In'the accompanying drawings the same section, showing the preferredfform of my garment supporterwith the aws closed and lirmly gripping two fabrics;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation the sameas Fig. 1, partly in vertical section with the aws open ready to clamp the interposed fabrics;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. is a detail 'planview of onc. of the clampingmembers;

Fig 5 1s a m-od ficat onmwhich the two clamping membersfare rigidlysecured to-j gether Fig. 6 is a detailside elevation, partly broken away, to show a {different manner of constructing the clamping members.

My garment supporter "is essentially a duplex supporter 1 having a plurality f,"movalofthe fabric 2Q or2 3,as thecase may clamping members 2 an d3 connected to-" gether, preferably by means of a coil. spring 4. Each of the clamping members has a rigid base witha countersunk recees 6 within which is mounted a pad of resilient material 7, preferably rubber. Formed integral with the rigid base 5, or separate therefrom and secured to it as shown in Fig. 6, is a rigid semi-circular member 8 to which is pivoted a link 9 on the pivot 10. The other end of this link 9 is pivoted at 11 by means of the pin 12 to the movable jaw 13. On the the rigid semi-circular member 10. This bell circular member 8 when the silk, or any other fabric 20, is firmly,, immovably and positively clamped betweenf the'resilient pad? and the resilient pad 21 carried the movable ja 13,;Fig. 1. When the parts are in the position shown n F g. 1, the endof the lever 18 is pressed down so as to lie substantiallywithin the slot 19, though it'ca'n be readily freed by pressing the finger into the opening 22, beneath the hand1e18 of the jbell crank lever 16 so that a slight outward press ire by the fingerj'vfll rock the bell crank lever 16, break thetoggle and permit the withdrawal ofthe fabric 20, the resiliency of thepads? and 21 beingjsuch as to free the fabric the moment thatgthejend of the bell crank lever 18 is movedout siiffi-' ciem to b n; the toggle'. The movable jaw 13. may be further raised by pressing up on the bell crank leverl8 tobring tothe position showninfFig'. 2. i

T e c mplemen ary cl mping m fi i provided with duplicate, fixed and movable jawsto grip thefabric 23 which may be ,seoured to a corset vofjthe user, or this ram-1c 23 .';may beflseclnred ,to any. other garment.

the parts in T when this, fabrici23' issecuredto the corset thestocking' 20 issuppor ted in position without any'fear orliability that the parts will slip or that constant usage will weaken 'or marthe fabric It w'ill further be noted that my locking Jaws act positively, there being nospringaction, exceptsuchas is due to the compression of the resilientjpa ds 7 and 21; when this compressionis released [the resilient paid 7 will 'm'ove the movable jaw 13 i a sufficientdistance vtopermitthe ready re- While I have described the two fabrics shown in Fig. 1 as being of different material, and portions of different garments, my garment supporter can of course be used to clamp different portions of the same fabric, as for example a sleeve, to shorten it; or it may be used in any other position.

In the form shown in Fi s. 1 and 2 the coil spring 4 permits the di erent clamping members to be moved relatively with relation to each other, to take up a sudden jar or strain. In Fig. 5 I have shown a pair of my clamping jaws rigidly secured together by means of a plate 25 and screws 26, 26

instead of employing the resilient spring at.

In some cases instead of having the rigid base 5 and the rigid semi-circular member 8 integral I may form'these separate and secure them together by means of a screw 27, as shown in Fig. 6.

Having thus described this invention in connection with illustrative embodiments thereof, to the details of which I do not clesire to be limited, what is claimed as new and what is desired to Secure by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A garment holder comprising a fixed jaw, a resilient pad mounted in the fixed jaw, a movable jaw, and means including a toggle lever pivoted to the'movablejaw to positively lock the movable jaw a galnst the fixed jaw .and at the same time compress more or less the resilient pad carried by the fixed jaw.

2. A garment holder comprising a fixed jaw, a resilient pad mounted 1n the fixed jaw, a jaw movable to successively parallel positions toward and away from the fixed jaw, a resilient pad carried by the movable aw, and means to positively lock the mov- V able'jaw against the fixed jaw and at the operate the toggle link to clamp the two jaws together. V 5. A garment holder comprising a clamping member provided with a fixed jaw, a

rigid semi-circular member secured to the fixed jaw, a movable aw mounted within the rigid semi-circular member, and means to positively lock the movable jaw against the fixed jaw.

6. A garment holder comprising a clamping member provided with a fixed jaw, a

rigid semi-circular memberseoured to the fixed aw, a movable jaw mounted within the rigid semi-clrcular member, and a toggle carried by the rigid semi-circular memberv adapted to positively lock the movable jaw against the fixed jaw.

7 A garment holder comprising a clamping memberprovided with a fixed jaw, a rigid semi-circular member secured to the fixed jaw and provided with a slot, a movable jaw mounted with the rigid semi-circular member, a togglelink secured to the movable jaw, a toggle lever pivoted on the rigid semi-circular member and having a handle adapted to lie in the slot of the rigid semicircular member.

8. A garment holder, con'iprising in combination relatively movable clamping jaws, one of which is slotted, toggle means for moving one of the jaws, and an operating lever connected to the toggle means for operating it, pivoted to the slotted jaw and adaptedv to be seated in the slot of said slotted j aw.

9. A garment holder, comprising in combination relatively movable clamping jaws, one of which has a gripping face of resilient material, toggle means for moving one of the jaws to successively parallel positions, toward and away from the other jaw, and means for locking the movable jaw in clamping position.

10. A garment holder, comprising in combination relatively movable clamping jaws, toggle means for moving one of the jaws to successively parallel positions, toward and away from the other jaw, and means for locking the movable jaw in clamping position.

11. A garment holder, comprising in combination relatively movable clamping jaws, means including toggle mechanism and a bell crank for moving one of the jaws to sue cessively parallel posit-ions, toward and away from the other jaw, and means for locking the movable jaw in clamping position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ABRAHAM PFLANTZER. 

